Some of my Democratic friends seem to have lost faith in our president. They tell me that George W. Bush has lied and that the administration is sending mixed messages. Some even have the audacity to tell me that the Bush administration can’t be trusted. I decided I had to find out how my friends could come to hold such radical views. I looked over their claims and found out how they had come to the wrong conclusion. It’s really… Read more

On June 22, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to outlaw the burning of the American flag. The amendment is now being sent to the Senate for approval. The Senate rejected similar amendments in 1995 and 2000. With the Republican Party picking up four seats in the Senate during the November elections, the amendment has a moderate chance of passing. If passed in the Senate by a two-thirds vote, the amendment will be sent to the states… Read more

The June 4 United Nations World Environment Day conference in San Francisco was a fresh reminder for Americans who care about the environment of the Bush administration’s failure to take action against global warming. The conference welcomed dozens of mayors from around the world. The mayors attended the conference to discuss the future of global environment, with a specific focus on building strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. There has been growing momentum for an international response to the global… Read more